OKRA SECURES IN $3.5M SEED ROUND LED BY SUSA VENTURES
Fintech Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Okra Secures $3.5mn Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures

Okra, a Nigerian fintech platform, and open finance (API Economy) pioneer has secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was

FACEBOOK SHOWCASES HIGHLIGHTS OF ITS KEY INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA 2020
Facebook

Facebook Showcases Highlights of its Key Investments in Africa 2020

Facebook (Facebook.com) today released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work

Komaza
Climate Change Funding Investment

Komaza, a Kenyan Tech-Enabled Forestry Firm Raises $28M Series B

Komaza, a tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company that is revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa through its innovative smallholder platform, has

Kobo360
Africa Business Funding Investment Logistics

Kobo360 Raises $30m Funding Round to Expand to 10 New Countries

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs and an additional $10

TechAdvance
Acquisition Africa Business Fintech Investment Payment

Nigeria’s TechAdvance Raises $1m Investment From Lamar Holdings to Drive Expansion

TechAdvance, a Nigerian fintech company, has raised $1m from Lamar Holding, the Bahrain-based energy investment company to drive expansion into

DPO Group
Acquisition Africa Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment Technology

Kenya’s DPO Group Acquires South Africa’s PayFast

DPO Group (Direct Pay Online), the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of

GONA
Business Investment Transport Venture Capital

GONA to Scale its Transport Business in Lagos After Completing Multi-million Dollar Pre-series A Funding Round

African travel service company GONA announced the completion of millions of dollars in pre-series A round of financing from investors

Enko Education
Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Enko Education Raises 1.4 Million Dollars In Pre-Series B

African international schools network Enko Education has announced the closing of a 1.4 million dollars funding round from a pool

Taimba
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Kenyan B2B Agri-Tech Startup Taimba Gets $100K in Funding from Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS

US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced that it has funded Taimba, a Nairobi based B2B Agri-Tech start-up

Sokowatch
Africa Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Sokowatch, a Kenyan B2B eCommerce Startup Expands to Rwanda And Uganda

Sokowatch, a Kenya B2B eCommerce startup providing informal retail shops across Africa has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after securing